June 01, 2015

A Fond Graphic 45 Farewell to Andrew Roberts!

Today is a bittersweet day here on the blog. We begin our farewells for our absolutely incredible 2014-2015 Design Team. We are so in awe of these wonderful designers and we will miss each and every one we are saying farewell to this year. This Monday, we say our first goodbye to the amazing Andrew Roberts. Andrew's love for creating, his family, and Graphic 45 shows through every single project he creates. He has such a brilliant, distinctive style and we will miss it so much on our team. Today, we are going to share a new project from Andrew, and just some of the highlights of his time on our team.

First, we have Andrew's new An Eerie Tale card and tutorial. Andrew has such a distinctive gift for layers and eye-catching symmetry in his projects.

"The gorgeous vintage imagery of graphic 45 papers is very hard to resist. Eerie tale is no exception. It is not your traditional Halloween collection which made it a great collection to create with . I made a non halloween themed card using the beautiful rose and pumpkin image. This collection is a perfect autumn collection and we are in the heart of autumn here in Australia. I love the the bold oranges and they work wonderful with metallic embellishments.

Tip: Have you tried using graphic 45 signature series cardstock with your favorite collection. The colors are a perfect match." ~Andrew

This next project from Andrew is a fussy cut masterpiece! Andrew is incredible at altered art, and this altered Home Sweet Home 3D box is no exception.

Andrew makes the most imaginative creations, like this Typography clock altered box. So many awesome metal and paper details on this great project.

Andrew wows with both bold color palettes and pastel palettes like the Precious Memories altered box below. It also has a gorgeous tag mini album inside which is perfect for his photos of his beautiful kids!

We loved this The Twelve Days of Christmas project by Andrew shared this last winter. This altered box is perfect for those delicious handmade treats we all make and gift during the holiday season. Gorgeous!

This was a fabulous set of tags Andrew made for his children. We love how he used so many collections to make each one perfectly personalized.

Andrew always thought outside the box with his projects - like this Good ol' Sport domino set! What a fun idea - amazing design and fun to play!

Andrew made these matching gift bags and cards this past Christmas and we loved these incredible matching sets. What a great idea! This first set is using Time to Celebrate, perfect for birthdays, weddings, showers, and more!

Andrew makes the best Steampunk projects. He took an old VHS case to make this altered box and mini while displaying the imagery of Steampunk Spells. Wow! This is awesome.

Andrew, we will miss you terribly, and we cannot wait to see where your talent takes you! We know only fabulous places. We will miss your incredible style on our team. Thanks for being such a valued designer on our team!

Don't forget, you can still keep up with Andrew's artistic journey on his sites:

Andrew - you will be sorely missed. I love the way you create in 3D and never have a flat surface. The layers, fussy cutting, etc., are masterfully done and soooooo beautiful. Thank you for all your creativity and time.

You will be sorely missed when I visit the G45 blog! You are a fabulous combination of artist and glorious engineer. Your designs are full of details and layers, and yet, there is that element of order that keeps the work from seeming unruly and a bit hard on the eyes and brain.

Thank you too for your generosity of spirit. I've tried so many times to leave comments, but my email conspires to return all my comments sent via email.

I will be following you, so this is not 'goodbye', just an opportunity to let you know how very much you are enjoyed. A big and warm thank you!